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T1437: Application Layer Protocol

View on MITRE ATT&CK The MITRE Corporation · Published 17/12/2025 22:48 · Modified 27/03/2026 01:41

Essential information

MITRE technique ID
T1437
Confidence
100/100
Revoked
No
Published
17/12/2025 22:48
Modified
27/03/2026 01:41
Author / Source
The MITRE Corporation

Aliases

T1437

Platforms

android iOS

Description

Adversaries may communicate using application layer protocols to avoid detection/network filtering by blending in with existing traffic. Commands to the mobile device, and often the results of those commands, will be embedded within the protocol traffic between the mobile device and server. Adversaries may utilize many different protocols, including those used for web browsing, transferring files, electronic mail, or DNS.

Kill chain phases

Kill chainPhase
mitre-mobile-attack command-and-control

Marking (TLP)

TLP:CLEAR Copyright 2015-2025, The MITRE Corporation. MITRE ATT&CK and ATT&CK are registered trademarks of The MITRE Corporation.

External references